Great Brew-tain: Your average Brit spends £50,000 on just alcohol!
3 Oct 2014 5:01 AM IST
New estimates by Macmillan Cancer Support show that an average Briton spends £49,581 on booze in his lifetime. Around 1.3m Britishers spend more than triple that, shelling out £167,000 on liquor during their lifetime.
Spirits top the list as preferred tipple for 18 to 24-year-olds, while those aged over 45 prefer wine. The average Britisher spends £787 per year on alcohol.
The research surveyed 2,000 people in the UK over the age of 18. Men splashed more cash on booze than women, spending an average of £934.44 per year compared to women who annually spend £678.60.
The study also looked at what type of alcoholic drink Britisher preferred. Around 1 in 3 (34%) of those surveyed said wine was their top tipple, followed in second and third place by beer and spirits.
Recently, as many as 34 leading companies which make up a formidable part of United Kingdom’s alcohol industry including Carlsberg, Diageo and Heineken decided to shed a billion units of alcohol by 2015, under an ambitious government plan to help customers drink within limits.
Spirits top the list as preferred tipple for 18 to 24-year-olds, while those aged over 45 prefer wine. The average Britisher spends £787 per year on alcohol.
The research surveyed 2,000 people in the UK over the age of 18. Men splashed more cash on booze than women, spending an average of £934.44 per year compared to women who annually spend £678.60.
The study also looked at what type of alcoholic drink Britisher preferred. Around 1 in 3 (34%) of those surveyed said wine was their top tipple, followed in second and third place by beer and spirits.
Recently, as many as 34 leading companies which make up a formidable part of United Kingdom’s alcohol industry including Carlsberg, Diageo and Heineken decided to shed a billion units of alcohol by 2015, under an ambitious government plan to help customers drink within limits.
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